Task 1: Planning an overview of the teaching sessions.

Discuss with your MST and note in Table 2 exactly which sessions you will implement over
a five week period.
Identify the specific theme and related learning outcomes to be addressed in the five week
block placement.
Make a list of useful resources available at the school that could be used to support
learning within this theme e.g. books, posters, flashcards, realia, games, audio/visuals etc.
Identify specific literacy outcomes to be addressed and resources available at the school
that could be used to support learning.
Identify specific numeracy outcomes to be addressed and resources available at the school
that could be used to support learning.
Discuss possible classroom displays and/or modifications to the dramatic play area that
would support the learning outcomes identified above
Explain using a sketch, the classroom displays you would like to create and/or
modifications to the dramatic play area that you would like to make in order to support the
learning outcomes.

Agree on which day per week that the student teacher will take full control of the
classroom.

Identify how you will add value to this placement e.g. creating class books, audio / visual
presentations, organizing a drama/role play performance, organizing a class trip etc.

Table 2a: Thematic Planning Overview

Five-Week Block Pre-placement Planning:
Identify the specific theme and Theme: My Home
related learning outcomes to Learning outcomes:
be addressed in the three-week
block placement. Identify the part of the home.
Recognize letter A/a.
Form letter A/a.
Identify the sound of letter /a/.
Identify my home.
Make a list of useful resources Theme related Books available at the school:
available at the school that
My home.
could be used to support
learning within this theme e.g. My family member.
books, posters, flashcards, Flower garden.
 realia, games, audio/visuals,
software / ICT etc.
Identify specific literacy
outcomes to be addressed and
resources available at the
school that could be used to
support learning.
Identify specific numeracy
outcomes to be addressed and
resources available at the
school that could be used to
support learning.
Realia / Props / Topic Boxes:
Home equipment
Mask of a family member and imagine there are at home.
Sand
Games:
Hands-on activity that related to theme and letter.
Puzzles.
Different cubes.
Flashcards:
Different flash card of the letter A upper and lower case.
Picture start with letter A.
The picture that includes a section of homes such as kitchen,
bathroom, and dining room.
Posters:
Reward poster.
Rules poster.
Audio / Visual / software / ICT:
Audio like songs about home.
Visual like flash card about picture start with letter A/a.
Literacy Learning outcomes: Resources available at the school
that could be used to support
Identify letter A/a learning.
Recognize sound of
letter /a/ Board
Write upper and lower Flash card
case of letter A/a. Smartboard
Learn picture start with Stories
letter A/a.
Numeracy Learning outcomes: Resources available at the school
that could be used to support
Identify and write learning.
number 1,2,3
Count object and match Boards.
with a specific number. Flashcards.
Identify and describe the Cubes.
position of things.
 Identify and sketch possible
classroom displays and/or
modifications to the dramatic
play area that would support
the learning outcomes
identified above.

Table 2b: An Overview of Teaching Sessions

Student teachers will plan
WEEK
TYPE OF SESSION (with reference to
Literacy session: (letter F) UKEYFS Learning
Outcomes), implement
Name of theme: Its Me and evaluate one
teaching session per week
1 Learning outcomes: which integrates with the
Write letter F MSTs weekly planning.
Recognize letter F
Identify picture start with letter F This will include:
Identify upper and lower case of letter F.
Activity 1: Literacy, Numeracy and
Write letter F in the sand that put it in the plate. Topic/theme based
sessions or a combination
Activity 2: of integrated sessions
Collage letter F using small paper. supported by at least 4
activities differentiated to
Activity 3: 3 proficiency levels.
Let the students create a flower using a different material.
Student teachers must
Activity4: plan for a range of
Prepare for them flashcard that starts with letter F and activity types including
match it with letter F. in/outdoor, activity
(movement) based,
Name of theme: Direction and position multiliteracies, art/craft.

Numeracy session: number 3 They must also document

clear evidence of
2 Learning outcomes: learning and discuss with
Identify number 3 MST who will monitor
each activity.
Form number 3 using play dough.
Cut three objects using plastic scissors.
Student teachers must
Activity 1:
also implement all end of
Students will color number 3 using brush and color paint.
day circle time sessions
in which they will:
Activity 2:
 Cut three bubbles from the paper using plastic scissors and Engage children
stick it in the white paper, then they will write number 3 in a variety of
using a pencil. PSE development
related activities.
Activity 3: Read stories and
Form number 3 using play dough and color three cars using engage children
wax color. in a range of post-
reading activities
Literacy session: (letter M) including role-
playing.
Name of theme: My home Engage children
in musical activity
3 Learning outcomes: including singing
Write letter M and the use of
Recognize letter M instruments.
Identify picture start with letter M
Make mouse and related to letter M. Student teachers will also
work closely with the
Activity 1: SENCO and MST to
Write letter M in the worksheet that eliminated so the support children in class
students will practice. with learning difficulties.
This could involve
Activity 2: working with a learning
Collage words start with letter M using playdough. or behavioral IEP.

Activity 3: Document Brain Gym /

Make a mouse using letter M and different material so its a PMP / PE activities
craft activity. Implement Brain Gym /
Name of theme: Measurement PMP / PE activities

Numeracy session: Review 1,2,3

Learning outcomes:
Order the number 1,2,3
Identify 1,2,3
Match number 1, 2,3 with objects.
4
Activity 1:
Bring a cover of water and write on it numbers such as
1,2,3 and let the students order the number.
Activity 2:
Prepare a flower for students that have 3 numbers 1,2,3 and
let the student make a seed using a clay. Then, let them
order the flower according to its numbers.

Activity 3:
Bring to students object and a flash card that includes
numbers and let them match the number with objects.
 Literacy session: (letter S)

Name of theme: Going to school

5 Learning outcomes:
Form letter S
Identify letter S
Match letter S with picture start with letter S

Activity 1:
Give the students a clay and let them form letter s and stick
it in the worksheet.

Activity 2:
Make a snack using letter S. Then, stick eyes and tongue on
it.

Activity 3:
Bring to them different object such as sun, snake, ball,
sandwich and let them match it with letter S.